Cushion drawbar



Decrl ,771926-7.

-52 @www draft connection. Furthermore, the elimination'of sudden jerks and severe strains which are absorbed in the springs through which all the load is handled lessens 'the danger Vof breakage of parts, increasesy the life of the tractor and gives generally ysmoother operation; The construction of the vpresent device affords the necessary strength and Y durability by having the cap, the abutment,

and the draw bar guides all cast in one piece.` This also insures a saving 1n cost and simphfies the matters ofassembhng and shipi I' ment while from thepurchasers standpoint thek matter of applying the device to the' tracto-r in place of the Vdraw bar cap issiinplified by the vdevice being provided as a unitary structure. Nospecial slrillor lengthy instructions are required. for anyone to vap@ ply the cushion Ydraw bar to his tractor.-V

lclaimz' v y "1..' cushion drawfbar'for tractors of the-.Fordson type, comprisingy a plate cast to. provideva` central cap portion toy bolt fonto the back of the rear axle housing 'of the Y intermediate rearwardly projecting abut-V Ton said draw bar,

In a`V cushion-jdrawbar for tra tractor, Ysaid cap portion having lateral eX- tensions providing therein a Apair ally spaced horizontal guides and having an ment, a draw bar formed in a U-shape havingrthe arms thereof extending forwardly vthrough and slidable in .saidguideswith the intermed ate *blighty or draftvconnection por-Y tion thereof resting-against said abutment, and a pair of heavy coiled compression springsmounted-about the free ends of` the arms of'said'draw bar Vand acting between the same and 'said ,plate to assume :the load vided Ywith a relieved portion opening from fthe rear side thereof and, spanned bythebight portion' of said drawbar.

y p ctorsof the Fordson type, a plate as acap for the back of the rear axle hous-` rib reinforcing provide of llater- V said abutment being pro-y arranged to serve f Y' nature.

ingin engagement with'said abutment, said plu` bight portion beingprovidedwith a rality of spaced openings in whichto make draft vconnections with the draw bar, and al pairof heavy coiled compression Vsprings mounted about the freeends of the arms of Y said draw bar and acting between the same and said plate to assume the load on 'said draw bar. Y Y

- ln a cushion draw bar for tractorsofj theFordson type, a plate arranged toserve a cap for the back of the krear 'axlehousing of the tractor, said plate being cast to rib reinforcing the sameand serving as a draw bar abutment, said rib beingforked at opposite ends to provide apa'ir of laterally spacedhorizontal guides for the draw bar,'a draw bar formed in a'U shape having the arms .thereofextending forwardly intermediate bight portion thereof resting in engagement with said abutment withean' rearwardly l projecting transverse through and slidable in said'guides with. the' intermediate vportion thereof lying in spaced,- Y

relation to an adjacentportion Vof saidabut# mentito Vfacilitate making draft *connections on said draw bar, anda pair of heavy'coiled 'compression sprmgs'mounted about the Y'free sume the load on said draw bar. Y

In witness of the foregoing l aiifix'my sigHr Britons. ri-ioirson;

Vends of the arms of saiddrawvbar and ractf between the same andsard plate to as- 

